Diary

 

What's on in May

 

 

Earth baked in Anatolia…

The Kadir Has University - Rezan Has Museum aims to host significant exhibitions in the world of arts and, to this end, two major shows are scheduled to take place between the 16th of May and the 22nd of July. ‘Earth Baked in Anatolia’ showcases the 8,500-year archaeological wealth of Anatolia, the cradle of civilisations, while the ‘One Century History of Turkish Painting’ offers art lovers the opportunity to view works by the leading names in Ottoman and Republican Turkish painting.

‘Earth Baked in Anatolia’ comprises unique pieces from the Gönül Paksoy collection at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum and covers an 8,500-year span between 7,000 BC and 1,500 AD. ‘One Century History of Turkish Painting’ includes paintings by Osman Hamdi Bey, Hoca Ali Rıza, Halil Paşa and Sabri Berkel, thus highlighting the leading painters of our art history. The exhibition is an opportunity to view typical examples of Turkish painting from the 19th through the 20th centuries.

 

 

Spring festival

Bob Sinclair Featuring Gary ‘Nesta’ Pine-MFÖ-Mustafa Sandal and Demet Akalın take the stage during the Kadir Has University Spring Festival between 11-12 May 2007... The Kadir Has University Spring Festival, with its specially-designed stage and décor, is aimed to entertain young audiences in a university atmosphere between 11-12 May 2007 at the Selimpaşa Campus.

 

 

A place of one’s own...

Nedret Sekban, well-known Turkish social realist artist holds a new exhibition titled ‘Everyone Has a Place of His Own in the Shade’ at the Evin Arts Gallery between the 26th of April and the 17th of May. This fourteenth one-man show displays paintings created in 2006 and 2007 and displays once more the capacity of the artist as a life observer; the dialogue with gypsies continues.

 

 

Mariza, the voice of Fados, at İş Art…

Since her recognition as Portugal’s best representative abroad by the Portuguese State and winning the Amália Rodrigues Foundation ‘Fado’s Voice’ award in 1999, Mariza’s success in singing Fados continues unabated. Mariza takes the stage on the 2nd of May at İş Art.